Isaiah 14:23:10Isa.14.23.W10TAB
צְבָאֽוֹת׃
tsevaot
“of hosts”
- Transliteration
- tse-va-OT
- Extended
- tseh-vaa-OHT
- IPA
- /tsəvaːˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of hosts
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tse-va-OT
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ve-te-TE-TI-ha be-mat-a-TE ha-she-MED ne-UM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-sam-TI-ha le-mo-RASH kip-POD ve-ag-ME-MA-yim ve-te-TE-TI-ha be-mat-a-TE ha-she-MED ne-UM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The closing formula neum YHWH tseva’ot {נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת | nə-ʾûm Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-’ōṯ} ‘declares the LORD of hosts’ marks divine speech and heightens the authoritative tone of judgment.
Root and etymology
ts-b-ʾtsade–beth–aleph
“army, host”
In context — Isaiah 14:23
And I will make her a possession for the hedgehog , and for marshes of water; and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction, declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 14:23, so the Hebrew word צְבָאֽוֹת׃ (tsevaot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.14.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.23.W10.S1) and character.